Specifications

Section 6: Commands
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6.3.13 MONITOR
The MONITOR command is used to link activity at one or more of the system monitor points to
a specific report. These monitor points are the sets of contacts ,four sets per unit, on an MSM.
The prompts for the MONITOR command are shown in Figure 6-9. A MONITOR command setup
sheet may be found in Appendix B.
MONITOR (X.Y)?
1. NAME (24): ?
2. REPORT (0-32): 1?
Figure 6-9: MONITOR Command Prompts
Generally, this command should not be used to generate a report for door switch and REX
monitoring points since these points are linked to reports through the DOOR command. Use this
command to set the report for the door switch and REX to 0, no report.
1. Type MON at the command prompt. The screen displays:
MONITOR (X.Y)?
2. Enter the designation for the monitor point to be configured. X is the sensor port number to
which the MSM is connected. Y is the contact number on the specified MSM, 1 through 4.
Press Enter. The screen displays:
1. NAME (24): ?
3. The name given to a monitor point should be descriptive. To facilitate later modifications to
the Alto 818 configuration and database, unused points should be named accordingly. Type
a name, a maximum of 24 characters in length including spaces. Press Enter. The screen
displays:
2. REPORT (0-32): 1?
4. Select the report number, default 1, to respond to log events. Press Enter. The command
prompt is displayed.